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Shootings at military bases shake sense of security 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1590

The US and Its Imperial Status to the World 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1629

U.S. could be left behind on infrastructure, Biden says 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1941

Pakistan Taking Its Case against US Drone Attacks to the United Nations 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 2014

The Hubris of the Syria Interventionists 3 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1929

Inside the Pentagon's Trillion Dollar F-35 Embarrassment 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1891

Missiles In Vermont: Wrong Place For A(nother) Bad Idea 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1574

Next Step for Peace in Syria—Stop the “Lethal Aid” 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1555

VA’s reputation for health care takes a thrashing 3 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 2071

Who Spends Two-Thirds of Their Salary on Guns and War? The US Government, That's Who 5 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2459

As awareness grows, more sailors report sex assault 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1879

Renouncing the Right to Bear Drones 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1585

DARPA’s Plan to Flood the Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1979

Navy to delay $4 billion contract for next carrier 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2289

Boeing delivers last C-17 to U.S. Air Force 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1854

British Have Premier Industrial Position on F-35 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1830

$10.5B of Canadian work on F-35 fighter jets at risk without order: Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2098

Veterans face another backlog as a quarter-million appeal disability claims 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1912

Navy To HASC: We’re About To Sign Sub Deals We Can’t Pay For 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1661

Thirst for the East 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1701

Afghans caught between terror and graft 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1483

Guantánamo judge makes secret ruling on secret motion in secret hearing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 1667

Syria chemical weapons attack not ordered by Assad, says German press 6 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2390

Pentagon adjusts plans for more intense attacks on Syria 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1637

Obama Needs To Convince the World; What Is the Weinberger Doctrine? 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1586

Obama Could Set the Middle East Ablaze 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 3404

Congress Could now Alter our Militarized approach to the Middle East– But likely Won’t (Bacevich) 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1523

Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Ordered To Pay U.S. Contractor's Legal Fees 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2032

The Pivot to Africa, The Startling Size, Scope, and Growth of US Military Operations on the African 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2023

Why Can't They Keep Their Dicks In Their Pants? 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2858

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Republicans Are Torn Between Their Racist Hatred of Obama and Eternal Love of Bombing the Crap Out o 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1798

The War or Nothing Tunnel Vision 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1539

THE ROVING EYE: Dogs of war versus the emerging caravan 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1485

The Repetition Compulsion for War -- and How It Might Fail This Time 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1809

(Military) Base vulnerable to more big cuts 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1853

The costs and doubts keep growing for carrier Ford 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1486

Does Sequester Limit Options for Actions Against Syria?--No Preventive Presence! 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1501

I Am Not 'War-Weary' 7 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 14 2272

Navy Needs Supplemental Cash If Syria Strikes Last Past September: CNO 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1531

‘Breach of Trust,’ by Andrew J. Bacevich 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1571

More bad news for DOD audit-readiness 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1500

Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1533

Feds Feed Families 2013 Campaign a Success 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1526

CNO Details Navy's Fiscal 2014 Budget Realities 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 1657

Lawmakers warn military cuts will hinder Syria strike plans 4 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2056

Another $100,000,000 Down The Toilet 5 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2389

57 v. 43 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 7 1675

Navy to commission ($5+ billion dollar) sub Minnesota on Saturday 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1756

Canada’s Full F-35 Cost Could Climb To $71 Billion – DND Report 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1460

MiG-35 Matches The F-35 In Delays 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1649

Lockheed braces for program cuts, delays due to U.S. budget woes 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1468

On Syria: The U.S. Is No Lone Ranger and Should Put That Six Shooter Away 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1636

A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1510

The Lie of "Limited War" in Syria 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1698

wow...can you believe this? 17 AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 Sep 2013 1 3931

Pentagon buying official forecasts much tougher 2014 for defense contractors 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1773

I know that there are many former sailors and airmen here at DU. 5 Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1953

Who wins in Syria? Why, the world's arms makers, of course 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2909

Military’s handling of sex assault cases on trial at Naval Academy rape hearing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1578

To The Members of Congress; Are you the Worthless Cowards You Seem to Be? 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2004

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If the British Can Stop Their Government From Waging War in Syria, Why Can't We? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1573

Judge: V.A. Can't Deny Benefits to Lesbian Army Vet 1 pinboy3niner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1846

F-35 purchase could cost Canada $71-billion under worst-case scenario: report 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1572

The Soul of Our Nation: War 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1760

Viral Photo Sparks Honor, Not Pity — Finally 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 8 2264

Just got back from the new Austin VA Outpatient Clinic. 4 hobbit709 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2106

$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2448

Exclusive: United Tech, Pentagon in $1 billion-plus deal for F-35 engines 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2006

High PCB Levels in Mongooses: The US Must Make Past Use and Storage of PCBs Public 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1909

(Really) Young recruits graduate at Pendleton 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 4835

Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs: Bankrupt at the Top, Ignoring Soldier Needs 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1760

Nat Guard budget pinch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1548

With the 25% cutbacks due to sequestration, is anyone worried 2 LiberalLoner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1826

Our View: Make sure the ships work 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1628

Evidently Things Are Better Than The Dod Tells Us 5 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 2076

9/11 trial lawyer: CIA had its finger on Guantánamo’s mute button 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1580

Marines Put F-35B Flight Costs 17 Percent Lower Than OSD 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1524

Cost of F-35 stealth fighters could soon hit (Canadian) defence spending cap, report shows 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2119

The drone that may never have to land 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1848

Ted Rall: Crime and Punishment 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1673

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